title: The effect of the detoxification of domestic gas in Switzerland on the suicide rate.
abstract: An examination of suicide rates in Switzerland during the period when domestic gas was detoxified indicated that, not only did the use of domestic gas for suicide decline, but so did the overall suicide rate, indicating that people did not switch to alternative methods for suicide, contrary to a claim made by the late Erwin Stengel.
authors.affiliation: Richard Stockton State College, Pomona, NJ 08240-9988.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lester
mesh_terms: D002423:Cause of Death; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005579:Fossil Fuels / Q000506:poisoning*; D005739:Gas Poisoning / Q000401:mortality* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D013405:Suicide / Q000639:trends*; D013557:Switzerland / Q000453:epidemiology; D000092864:Suicide Prevention
chemical_list: D005579:Fossil Fuels